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Congress ponders bank size limits
Washington Bureau-- Momentum is growing to deal with financial institutions deemed too big to fail by breaking them up so they're not so big in the first place. "The era of the big bank is over," said Simon Johnson, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), National Government, Government, European Union
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Senate panel will take up Bernanke's nomination to second Fed term on December 3
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term will be the subject of a Senate Banking Committee hearing next month, the panel's chairman said Friday. President Barack Obama nominated Bernanke to another four-...Tags: National Government, Barack Obama, George Bush, Financial Markets, Government
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Fed Bans Automatic Overdraft Fees On Debit Cards
Los Angeles TimesFlexing newfound muscle as consumer protector, the Federal Reserve on Thursday banned overdraft fees on automated teller machine and debit card transactions unless consumers have actively opted for an overdraft protection service. The new rules mean that...Tags: Consumers, National Government, Government, Central Bank, Federal Reserve
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WaMu: Hometown bank turned predatory
SEATTLE For decades, Washington Mutual lived up to its image as a staid, straight-laced Seattle institution. Its motto: "The Friend of the Family." By the time WaMu made history last year as the nation's biggest bank failure, it bore no resemblance to...Tags: Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Lawyers, Wells Fargo & Co., Hospitals and Clinics, Greeting Cards
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$1.42 trillion federal deficit, with more to come, sows seeds of another economic crisis
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — What is $1.42 trillion? It's more than the total national debt for the first 200 years of the Republic, more than the entire economy of India, almost as much as Canada's, and more than $4,700 for every man, woman and child in...Tags: Social Security, Barack Obama, Medicare, Inflation and Deflation, Moody's Corporation
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And Now For Something Completely Different: Salute To Monty Python
Just 45 episodes of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" were made from 1969 to 1974. The crazy collection of absurdist comedy sketches, insurrectionist humor and bits of weird animation found a loyal audience first in England, where it was produced, and then...Tags: Halloween, Saturday Night Live (tv program), John Cleese, Eric Idle, Nancy Grace
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Axelrod: Obama 'furious' over DNC invite
The Swampby Mark Silva and Christi Parsons As the Obama administration begins an unprecedented publication of lists of people who have visited the White House on its Web-site -- yes, philanthropist George Soros has dropped in -- a senior adviser says......Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Cubs, George Soros, Major League Baseball, Venus Williams
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White House vs FOX News: War in review
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated After a week at "war'' with the FOX News Channel, the White House maintained today that it really isn't too concerned about what FOX says about the administration - and also gave new, high-level......Tags: Stock Activities, Barack Obama, News Agency, Rupert Murdoch, Wars and Interventions
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Today's News Shows
ABC's 'This Week' Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-New York) and John Cornyn (R-Texas). 9 a.m.: WMDT (Channel 47), 10 a.m.: WJLA (Channel 7), 10:30 a.m.: WMAR (Channel 2) NBC's 'Meet the Press' Susan...Tags: Evan Bayh, Saxby Chambliss, Defense, Whole Foods Market, New York Times
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PASSINGS: Beryl W. Sprinkel, Richard Hamtok Pae
Beryl W. Sprinkel Economic advisor to Reagan Beryl W. Sprinkel, 85, who served as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during the Reagan administration and who helped guide the administration's response to the October 1987 stock market crash,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Kim Dae Jung, Milton Friedman, Death and Dying, Beecher
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Obama seeks new rules for banks to prevent another meltdown, but overhaul appears stalled
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The rule book for Wall Street may not change that much after all. Tougher financial rules that seemed inevitable after last year's crisis have been stymied by industry lobbying, government turf battles and a stabilizing banking...Tags: Consumers, Barack Obama, WorldCom Incorporated, Lobbying, Global Expansion
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Obama nominating Bernanke: New term
The Swampby Jim Puzzanghera and Christi Parsons Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, a scholar of the Great Depression who moved boldly last fall to prevent another economic catastrophe, will be nominated by President Obama to a second four-year term as......Tags: 60 Minutes (tv program), George Bush, Parliament, Princeton University, Barack Obama
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